COMPLETELY STARKERS

Biology or any subject from the science curriculum never really worked out for me in my high school years. Come to think of it neither did accounting… funny how life turns out.

Oops!!!! I’m Drifting

Getting back to the subject… Ignoring the fact that I am no biologist, I still am of the opinion there are certain activities that the human body was not created to endure. Subjecting one’s eyeballs to speeds of 0-200Km p/h in 4 seconds surely cannot be recommended. And looking at Darren and Todd’s face in this picture it is pretty clear that they may well be of the same opinion.



Once Darren's G-Force Korean facelift had dropped and Todd lost his constipated clench, they both realised they were in fact still alive and repeated the insanity again and again.

Darren was at Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky, Ohio on Thursday for the sole purpose to ride the Top Thrill Dragster, the fastest and tallest roller coaster in the world. They stayed in the parks on-site hotel so they could have VIP access to the Park at 9am before the general public entry at 10am.

I can tell when Darren is genuinely really really excited about something because he recaps in his girly giggly animated voice.

So I have heard the girly giggly animated voice a lot the last day with tales from their trip, which also included a flight to Charlotte, North Carolina for a Nascar race.

It hasn’t been all play for the boy. Darren has been away for the majority of the last 2 weeks, with fleeting customer visits to Seattle and Colorado Springs.

I too have been keeping myself pretty busy. I have been working flat out for the last 2 weeks volunteering at a Designer Shopping Extravaganza Sale in support of a Non-Profit Organization called A Miner Miracle. I have scored some great clothes for my time and have formed a new appreciation for retail staff. There have been long days and hard work but it’s keeping me busy and an added bonus I have been meeting some great people.

I have been working with a fellow Aussie from Perth who invited Darren and I to join the Aussie Brigade for the annual Bay to Breakers Run on Sunday. It would have been a lot of fun but Darren was flying back into San Francisco half way through the race.


I walked up the street to watch the passing procession, a small bunch of serious runners and 75,000 or so people just running, walking and skipping along to have an awesome day dressed in elaborate costumes, hanging out with their mates and family.

Speaking of "hanging out" I don't know what possesses people to walk or run 12km completely starkers, I have never seen so many naked runners in my life… It turns out they are all part of a group called Bare to Breakers.

Each to their own I guess....

It was a pity I couldn’t run, the exercise may have done me good - it seems.

Weight is a contentious issue, we women have our insecurities..

• Does my bum look big in these pants?

• Do I look fat in this outfit?

And we know that unless you are 100% sure a woman is pregnant you avoid asking when the baby is due.

Unless of course the person you are speaking to is me.

Everyone has their one area of concern; for some it goes straight to their hips, bum or thighs now for me it goes straight to my belly…

On our honeymoon, I lost track of how many Thai women would mention baby when they looked at my little potbelly, I would share a few giggles & comment about lots of food after a week of pre-wedding starvation to fit into my wedding dress. By day 10 I gave in, I would smile and reply.."Yes Baby”.
Who knows what they thought when I threw down cocktail after cocktail….especially this massive one.



So last week I was having a quiet moment to myself at the shop site, after lunch I rubbed my full protruding tummy and whispered to myself acknowledging that I had definitely eaten too much. I was interrupted by the sweet voice of another volunteer, inquiring if I was having a few words to my unborn baby and asking when I was due…..

Q. Why do I feel the need to be careful with my reply, so as not to embarrass the person making this comment to me.... but I did let her know very kindly that I was not pregnant.
God forbid that I should let her feel an insy binsy bit embarrassed.

I take comfort from my gossipy websites and magazines. The likes of poor Nicole and Halle only have to have the slightest bloated day and it is splashed over the world that Junior is on it's way.

Exercise will be on its way in 2 weeks time. I have just booked our accommodation for our trip to Yosemite National Park. No doubt lots of walking and bike riding as we follow our guide to "Seeing Yosemite in 2 days".

I can't wait.... I hope to also recap my adventures in my girly giggly animated voice.


XX
Mel